2018 Chrysler Restorers Club of Australia Spring Tour - Part I

Sunday 23rd September - 2018

2018 Chrysler Restorers Club of Australia Spring Tour - Part I

This 7-day tour heads to southern NSW and in the later part, takes us down along Australia's longest river; the Murray River, which forms the natural border between the states of NSW and Victoria. We will be exploring & visiting places on either side of the river.

For this tour, I am taking my '63 Valiant Regal, 4-door sedan - in complete original condition.

My '63 Valiant Regal 4-door Sedan
First stop; visiting the Tulip Top Gardens at Sutton, NSW

For the first stage of the journey tonight I am here in Yass holed up at the Motel after a very enjoyable drive from Cronulla to Camden where 38 members of our Chrysler Club including 23 vehicles gathered to receive our instructions for the following 7-days of the Spring tour.

Magnificent Tulip beds and blossom trees at Tulip Top Gardens 

Today’s journey once we departed the Curry Reserve in Camden took us winding through the Southern Highlands to Bowral, Moss Vale, Marulan, Gunning, Goulburn.

We visited the Tulip Top Gardens at Sutton, which are located on the Federal Highway about 20kms north of the nation's capital, Canberra  It's a 10-acre garden, full of stately flower beds of tulips and other Spring flowers and shrubs. It offers a bursting kaleidoscope of colours in a tranquil setting of grassy lawns and shady trees.

It's all nicely tucked away in a hidden valley full of hundreds of blossom trees and bursting flowers beds. Classical music is piped over loudspeakers as you casually meander down a pathway that leads to a waterfall and a beautiful watercourse.

Tulip Top Gardens

As you can see by these photos it was well worth the visit, helped of course by a truly brilliant day with the sun streaming down on all the Tulips & Cherry Blossoms.

Yesterday I drove 219 miles (352.45 kms). Fuel consumption was 11 gallons or 41.93 ltrs. Averaging just on 20 mpg.

My '63 Chrysler Valiant outside the Yass Motel, in Yass, NSW

Tomorrow, Stage 2 of our journey takes us further south to Junee via Binalong, Harden, Cootamundra. Only a relatively short driving distance for the day of 154 km’s/95 miles.

To be continued...

Cheers 
Ken.